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The New History of Orkney
Language: en
Pages:
Authors: William P. l. Thompson
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-03-07 - Publisher: Origin

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For much of its history, Orkney had its own language, culture and institutions. The prehistoric inhabitants created monuments which are unmatched anywhere in Eu
Orkneyinga Saga
Language: en
Pages: 260
Authors:
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1981-07-30 - Publisher: Penguin

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Written around AD 1200 by an unnamed Icelandic author, the Orkneyinga Saga is an intriguing fusion of myth, legend and history. The only medieval chronicle to h
The New History of Orkney
Language: en
Pages: 578
Authors: William P. L. Thomson
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008 - Publisher: Origin

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For much of its history, Orkney had its own language, culture and institutions. The prehistoric inhabitants created monuments which are unmatched anywhere in Eu
Orkney Folk Tales
Language: en
Pages: 226
Authors: Tom Muir
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-03-03 - Publisher: The History Press

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The Orkney Islands are a place of mystery and magic, where the past and the present meet, ancient standing stones walk and burial mounds are the home of the tro
The Other British Isles
Language: en
Pages: 288
Authors: David W. Moore
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-06-08 - Publisher: McFarland

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Their names bespeak a rich past. From the Norse Hjaltland comes the modern Shetland: islands nominally Scottish, steeped in Nordic culture, closer to the Arctic